The Front Porch Bar & Grill

Name

The Front Porch Bar & Grill

Legal name

Front Porch Grille & Bart's Tavern

Website

https://frontporchgrill.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant and Bar

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Craft cocktails bar
• Weekend brunch service
• Live music venue
• American Southern cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food Service: Revenue from serving made-from-scratch dishes including appetizers, salads, entrees, burgers, sandwiches, and flatbreads in the restaurant setting.
2. Beverage Sales: Revenue from craft cocktails, wine, beer (domestic and craft drafts), and specialty drinks including martinis, margaritas, and mimosas. Includes daily happy hour promotions.
3. Brunch Service: Revenue from weekend breakfast/brunch service offered Friday through Sunday 8 AM - 2 PM, featuring Southern comfort food classics with mimosas and brunch cocktails.
4. Third-Party Delivery: Revenue from Uber Eats orders for takeout and delivery customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Front Porch Bar & Grill operates a full-service casual dining restaurant and bar in an 1898 Victorian House in Seminole Heights, Tampa, serving made-from-scratch American and Southern cuisine, craft cocktails, beer, and wine. The business runs three integrated spaces—an inside dining room, outdoor porch seating, and Bart's Tavern downstairs with weekend live music—and offers weekend brunch, daily happy hour, rotating daily specials, and takeout/delivery through Uber Eats.

Product overview

Front Porch Grille & Bart's Tavern is a family-owned restaurant and bar established in 2002, operating as a unified hospitality concept in Seminole Heights, Tampa. The establishment comprises the Front Porch Grille (full-service restaurant with made-from-scratch American cuisine and outdoor porch dining), Bart's Tavern (downstairs bar featuring live music on weekends), and an available weekend breakfast/brunch service. The business offers a comprehensive everyday menu alongside rotating daily specials, a dedicated happy hour program, and operates from an 1898 Victorian house.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Front Porch Grille Restaurant Service Full-service casual dining restaurant offering made-from-scratch American and Southern cuisine in an 1898 Victorian House, with inside dining room seating and outdoor porch seating for individual consumers in the Seminole Heights, Tampa market.
• Bart's Tavern Bar Service Downstairs bar within the restaurant featuring live music every weekend, craft cocktails, beer, wine, and a casual gathering atmosphere for individual consumers.
• Weekend Brunch Service Breakfast/brunch service offered Friday through Sunday from 8 AM to 2 PM, featuring Southern comfort food classics with a twist, mimosas, and brunch cocktails for adult consumers seeking weekend brunch.
• Happy Hour Program Daily drink and appetizer specials offered Monday through Saturday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, including $4.50 house wines and wells, $1 off all beers, and $0.99 wings on Fridays and Saturdays (dine-in only, minimum 10, maximum 50).
• Full-Service Dining Menu Complete every-day menu offering first bites/appetizers ($7-$17), salads ($6-$17), Southern favorites, seafood, steaks ($22-$29), pasta, burgers, sandwiches ($12-$16), tacos, and char-grilled flatbread pizzas for dine-in customers.
• Daily Specials Program Rotating daily food and drink specials every day of the week, including Monday hospitality night, Tuesday margarita deals, Wednesday wine specials, Thursday draft specials, and weekend wing and mimosa deals.
• Takeout and Delivery via Uber Eats Third-party delivery partnership enabling customers to order takeout and delivery orders via the Uber Eats platform for consumption off-premises within the Tampa Bay area.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Uber EatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery partnership enabling customers to order takeout and delivery via the Uber Eats platform. Provides additional revenue channel and extends customer reach beyond dine-in only patrons.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ulele: Restaurant and brewery on Tampa's Riverwalk serving American cuisine with craft beer. Comparable as a Tampa destination restaurant combining full dining with a strong bar program in a distinctive venue.
• Columbia Restaurant: Iconic family-owned Spanish restaurant in Tampa's Ybor City, founded in 1905. Comparable as a long-running, family-operated Tampa dining landmark with historic setting and scratch-made cuisine.
• The Bricks: Historic bar and live-music venue in Tampa's Ybor City. Comparable as a Tampa bar with strong live-music programming and craft drink focus, similar in role to Bart's Tavern.
• Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe: Independent Tampa cafe and bar combining Southern comfort food with a live-music and arts focus. Comparable as a neighborhood Tampa spot pairing scratch food with entertainment.
• Datz: South Tampa casual American restaurant known for scratch-made comfort food, brunch, and craft drinks. Directly comparable menu positioning, brunch program, and neighborhood gathering role.
• Ciccio Restaurant Group: Multi-concept Tampa restaurant operator with neighborhood casual-dining brands. Comparable as a Tampa-based independent restaurant group competing in the same casual-American market.

Broad incumbents

• First Watch: Florida-headquartered daytime cafe chain with strong brunch and happy-hour programming. Comparable as a broader Florida competitor in brunch and casual daytime dining.
• 4 Rivers Smokehouse: Florida-based BBQ and Southern comfort food chain. Comparable as a regional casual-Southern chain competing for the same Florida comfort-food diner.
• Bonefish Grill: Florida-originated casual seafood chain with full bar. Comparable as a Florida-rooted casual-dining chain with comparable per-cover economics and bar program.

Regional players

• Yard of Ale Tampa: Tampa neighborhood sports bar with deep beer list and casual food menu. Comparable as a Tampa bar competing for the same local after-work and weekend drinking occasions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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